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Expresses a very high probability; with near certainty. It means that something is very likely to happen or to be the case.
Aufgrund der dunklen Wolken wird es höchstwahrscheinlich bald regnen.
Because of the dark clouds, it will most likely rain soon.
The word is composed of 'höchst-' and 'wahrscheinlich' (likely/probable). 'Höchst' is the superlative of 'hoch' (high) and here intensifies 'wahrscheinlich' to the highest degree. So it literally means 'most likely'.
Die Lieferung kommt höchstwahrscheinlich morgen an.
The delivery will most likely arrive tomorrow.
As an adverb, 'höchstwahrscheinlich' (most likely) can stand in different positions in the sentence. Most commonly, it stands either in position 1 (then the verb follows) or inside the sentence after the finite verb.
Höchstwahrscheinlich hat sie den Zug verpasst.
Most likely, she missed the train.
This adverb refers to the statement of the whole sentence and expresses the speaker's assessment. It does not describe the manner of an action. For example, you cannot say 'höchstwahrscheinlich rennen' (to run most likely).
Er ist krank, deshalb bleibt er heute höchstwahrscheinlich zu Hause.
He is sick, so he will most likely stay home today.
probably / well
Wohl and höchstwahrscheinlich both indicate a guess about a future event. Wohl makes the assessment sound more cautious and more dependent on the context, while höchstwahrscheinlich explicitly indicates a very high probability. Use wohl for a cautious prediction and höchstwahrscheinlich when you expect something to happen with near certainty.
Wegen des aktuellen Wetterberichts wird es heute höchstwahrscheinlich regnen.
According to the current weather report, it will most likely rain today.
Wegen der dunklen Wolken wird es heute wohl regnen.
Because of the dark clouds, it will probably rain today.
